Jeremiah 20:12
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And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I beseech thee, thy vengeance on them: for to thee I have laid open my cause.

that.

Jeremiah 17:10 I am the Lord who search the heart, and prove the reins: who give to every one according to his way, and according to the fruit of his devices.

Psalm 7:9 The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought; and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God. Just

Psalm 11:5 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.

Psalm 17:3 Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

Psalm 26:2,3 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; burn my reins and my heart. . . .

Psalm 139:23 Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths.

Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death: and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts. And I will give to every one of you according to your works. But to you I say

let me.

Jeremiah 11:20 But thou, O Lord of Sabaoth, who judgest justly, and triest the reins and the hearts, let me see thy revenge on them: for to thee have I revealed my cause.

Jeremiah 12:8 My inheritance is become to me as a lion in the wood: it hath cried out against me, therefore have I hated it.

Jeremiah 17:18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, and let not me be confounded: let them be afraid, and let not me be afraid: bring upon them the day of affliction, and with a double destruction, destroy them.

Jeremiah 18:19-23 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. . . .

2 Chronicles 24:22 And king Joas did not remember the kindness that Joiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said: The Lord see, and require it.

Psalm 54:7 For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies.

Psalm 59:10 My God, his mercy shall prevent me.

Psalm 109:6-20 Set thou the sinner over him: and may the devil stand at his right hand. . . .

Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O Lord (Holy and True), dost thou not judge and revenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets. For God hath judged your judgment on her.

Revelation 19:2,3 For true and just are his judgments, who hath judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication and hath revenged the blood of his servants, at her hands. . . .

for.

1 Samuel 1:15 Anna answering, said: Not so, my lord: for I am an exceeding unhappy woman, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

Psalm 62:8 Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

Psalm 86:4 Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

Isaiah 37:14 And Ezechias took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it, and went up to the house of the Lord, and Ezechias spread it before the Lord.

Isaiah 38:14 I will cry like a young swallow, I will meditate like a dove: my eyes are weakened looking upward: Lord, I suffer violence, answer thou for me.

1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not, but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.

1 Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commend their souls in good deeds to the faithful Creator.

Context
Jeremiah's Complaint
11But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior: therefore they that persecute me shall fall, and shall be weak: they shall be greatly confounded, because they have not understood the everlasting reproach, which never shall be effaced. 12And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I beseech thee, thy vengeance on them: for to thee I have laid open my cause.13Sing ye to the Lord, praise the Lord: because he hath delivered the soul of the poor out of the hand of the wicked.…
Cross References
Psalm 7:9
The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought; and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God. Just

Psalm 11:5
The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.

Psalm 17:3
Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

Psalm 54:7
For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies.

Psalm 58:10
The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

Psalm 59:10
My God, his mercy shall prevent me.

Psalm 62:8
Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

Psalm 139:23
Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths.

Jeremiah 11:20
But thou, O Lord of Sabaoth, who judgest justly, and triest the reins and the hearts, let me see thy revenge on them: for to thee have I revealed my cause.

Jeremiah 17:10
I am the Lord who search the heart, and prove the reins: who give to every one according to his way, and according to the fruit of his devices.

Lexicon
O LORD
וַיהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts,
צְבָאוֹת֙ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

who examines
בֹּחֵ֣ן (bō·ḥên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 974: To test, to investigate

the righteous,
צַדִּ֔יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: Just, righteous

who sees
רֹאֶ֥ה (rō·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the heart
וָלֵ֑ב (wā·lêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

and mind,
כְלָי֖וֹת (ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3629: A kidney, the mind

let me see
אֶרְאֶ֤ה (’er·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

Your vengeance
נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ (niq·mā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5360: Avengement

upon them,
מֵהֶ֔ם (mê·hem)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

to You
אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

I have committed
גִּלִּ֥יתִי (gil·lî·ṯî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

my cause.
רִיבִֽי׃ (rî·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7379: Strife, dispute


Additional Translations
O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.But, O LORD of hosts, that try the righteous, and see the reins and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for to you have I opened my cause.

But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

O Lord, that provest just deeds, understanding the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance upon them: for to thee I have revealed my cause.

And thou, Jehovah of hosts, who triest the righteous, who seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for to thee have I opened my cause.

But, Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.

And, O Jehovah of Hosts, trier of the righteous, Beholder of reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance out of them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.
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